Where does “escorpión” come from?

escorpión (Spanish) comes from Latin scorpiō, from Ancient Greek σκορπίος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

escorpión (Spanish): scorpion; Scorpio; someone born under the Scorpio...

Definitions

  1. scorpion; Scorpio; someone born under the Scorpio...

Ancestry of “escorpión”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscorpiō—
2Ancient Greekσκορπίοςscorpion; scorpionfish; scorpion furze
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “escorpión”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Ancient Greek σκορπίος →